EL ÁRBOL DE LOS ANTEPASADOS O DE LOS PADRES-MADRES

Pablo González Casanova Henríquez

"How many people are needed for one individual to be here today."

My cousin, Pablo González Casanova Henríquez, presents a detailed example of a genealogical tree for any person's ancestors. Back in 1992, I offered the same example as an adviser to the World Council of Indigenous Peoples in Ottawa, Canada. I chose this example in relation to the 500 Years events around the discovery [sic] of America. The purpose of the example back then was to illustrate the difficulty in conceiving the concept of a 'pure race' within a given People of a country or nation. Another purpose was to illustrate the concept of process in the development of a given individual. Even though our individuality is significant, we are the product of an historical process that involves many more individuals than we are usually apt to recognize. I was extremely pleased to read Pablo's example when he sent it to me today. Here it is for all to contemplate one's own individual worth.